New York based three-piece fun. are set to release their double A-side debut single Walking The Dog/Be Calm as a limited edition 7” vinyl, on March 29th through Friends Vs Records. These two tracks are taken from their forthcoming album Aim & Ignite. Aim & Ignite will be released on Hassle Records with exclusive bonus content on May 31st.
fun. is what happens when three extraordinarily talented musicians come together to create something altogether new and wonderful. Nate Ruess, late of The Format, has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff, resulting in their ingenious debut, Aim And Ignite. The trio melds an array of diverse inspirations – spanning Broadway to The Beach Boys, ‘Nilsson Schmilsson’ to ‘Pinkerton’ – into an irresistible collection of freewheeling pop songcraft.
First track on the double A side, Walking the Dog, has an early Vampire Weekend and Good Shoes sensibility about it. Be Calm, arranged by Andrew with Roger Joseph Manning Jnr, (Air, Beck, Jellyfish), melds finely wrought chamber-pop orchestrations – all brass and strings and multi-tracked harmonies – with guitar-fueled rock ‘n’ roll, resulting in a distinctive sound which simultaneously recalls the past yet remains very current.
Making their live debut in the UK, fun. are set to play four London club dates in March:
Tue 23 The Social London SOLD OUT
Fri 26 Club NME @ Koko’s London
Sat 27 Barfly, 1PM Under 18s London
Sat 27 Proud Galleries London